Union County is bounded as follows: on the north by the Pacolet River which separates it from Cherokee County; on the east by Broad River which separates it from York, Chester and Fairfield Counties; on the northwest by Spartanburg County from which it is divided by a line, beginning at the corner of Cherokee and Union Counties with Spartanburg County on the Pacolet River, and running thence S. 33.75° W. to the intersection of Fair Forest Creek; thence S. 6.5° W. across the Tyger River to Hackett's Creek; thence S. 17° W. 2 miles and 28 chains to the Cross Keys road; thence S. 12° W. to a dead Spanish oak on the north bank of the Enoree River, a little above Nusgrove's Ford, opposite Gordon's Mill; on the southwest by Laurens and Newberry Counties, from which it is divided by the Enoree River, down to Avery's Ford; thence by the road to Crenshaw's Ford, on the Tyger River; thence down said river to its junction with the Broad River, which forms its southeast boundary.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 14-94; 1952 Code Section 14-94; 1942 Code Section 3019; 1932 Code Section 3019; Civ. C. '22 Section 711; Civ. C. '12 Section 628; Civ. C. '02 Section 567; G. S. 435; R. S. 404; (4) 662; (7) 284; 1897 (22) 588.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 3 - Boundaries Of Existing Counties
Section 4-3-2. Use of geographic coordinate system.
Section 4-3-5. Center line of waterways defined.
Section 4-3-10. Abbeville County.
Section 4-3-30. Allendale County.
Section 4-3-40. Anderson County.
Section 4-3-50. Bamberg County.
Section 4-3-60. Barnwell County.
Section 4-3-70. Beaufort County.
Section 4-3-75. Beaufort County; Jasper County area transferred to Beaufort County.
Section 4-3-80. Berkeley County.
Section 4-3-85. Berkeley County; Charleston County area transferred to Berkeley County.
Section 4-3-90. Calhoun County.
Section 4-3-100. Charleston County.
Section 4-3-110. Cherokee County.
Section 4-3-120. Chester County.
Section 4-3-130. Chesterfield County.
Section 4-3-140. Clarendon County.
Section 4-3-150. Colleton County.
Section 4-3-160. Repealed by 1992 Act No. 302, Section 14, eff April 8, 1992.
Section 4-3-170. Darlington County.
Section 4-3-180. Dillon County.
Section 4-3-190. Dillon County; creation of Huggins township.
Section 4-3-200. Dorchester County.
Section 4-3-236. Dorchester County; portion of Charleston County transferred to Dorchester County.
Section 4-3-240. Edgefield County.
Section 4-3-250. Fairfield County.
Section 4-3-260. Florence County.
Section 4-3-270. Georgetown County.
Section 4-3-280. Greenville County.
Section 4-3-290. Greenwood County.
Section 4-3-300. Hampton County.
Section 4-3-310. Horry County.
Section 4-3-311. Horry County; defined area of Georgetown County annexed by Horry County.
Section 4-3-312. Horry County; Georgetown County area transferred to Horry County.
Section 4-3-320. Jasper County.
Section 4-3-325. Jasper County; Beaufort County area transferred to Jasper County.
Section 4-3-330. Kershaw County.
Section 4-3-340. Lancaster County.
Section 4-3-341. Lancaster County; area of Kershaw County annexed to Lancaster County.
Section 4-3-350. Laurens County.
Section 4-3-370. Lexington County.
Section 4-3-380. Marion County.
Section 4-3-390. Marlboro County.
Section 4-3-400. McCormick County.
Section 4-3-410. Newberry County.
Section 4-3-420. Oconee County.
Section 4-3-430. Orangeburg County.
Section 4-3-440. Pickens County.
Section 4-3-460. Richland County.
Section 4-3-470. Saluda County.
Section 4-3-480. Spartanburg County.
Section 4-3-490. Sumter County.
Section 4-3-500. Union County.
Section 4-3-510. Union County; boundaries of townships.